"than expected" - what? Not sure what kind of magic DW is attempting here, but the gravity of this problem of an already over-aging population has been known for a long time, taught in schools and already factored into political decisions - just not successfully.
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Thatβs the case with nearly all major problems we are facing today. Digitisation, automation, over-aging population, climate change β all of them were taught in school 25 years ago.
Some of the problems are the solution to other problems. When you have an over-aging society you need to make the working members of society more productive. You can do that with digitisation and automation. A shrinking population also helps in fighting climate change. It also helps with housing, which is a massive issue right now.
The main issue is that a shrinking population and workforce means the economy is no longer growing. That creates a lot of issues in the current economic system.
just not successfully
Depends on the POV. The politicians factored it in by almost exclusively making decisions for the old, and they're getting reelected. Quite successful.
They betrayed everyone else, and everyone else's future, for this.
And is there anything else the young ones can do beside getting fucked?
So, the logical conclusion: raise pensions for the elderly, to be paid by the young that then can afford kids even less and at the same time cut spending on voluntary integration courses, so that even the motivated ones of the young refugees that consider to integrate and maybe stay are put off.
Yep, makes sense.
Don't forget to give so little funds to child care that a lot of people can't find a place for their kid even though they have a right to one. Meaning young people often have to decide between kids or career
No way! Who world have thought policy for old people could cause such issues! I am sure raising the retirement age and less part time jobs will fix thisβ¦β¦.
We need to tighten our belts, work harder and give more tax cuts to the rich! Oh, and more fossil fuel subsidies. Surely that'll fix the problem.
Me too but nobody writes articles about it.
How could anyone have predicted this!?Β
I'm doing my part. Had three kids so far.
They weren't particularly short to begin with so it's not that big of a deal.
How does one age faster?
You are not aging faster personally. But people are getting less children, so there are less younger people in your population increasing the average age.
Birthrate declining, deported immigrants, young people dying. Don't know what the real effect is.
having far right political party raising sentiment of discouraging immigrants even from western countries to work in germany.
Damn I need to restock my anti-aging cream. I do want to age faster than expected